Iranian military hit an American drone, media reported

According to the Internet edition DNI.RU., Iran’s air defense forces shot down an American aircraft. He carried out reconnaissance over the territory of the country.

"Air defense units managed to detect and shoot down an American reconnaissance drone that violated the airspace of the Islamic Republic from the east," a source in Iran’s security agencies said. According to him, we are talking about the device RQ-170.

The source indicated that the drone received minor damage when it fell. After that, he was captured by the Iranian military. However, the official comment from the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic has not yet arrived.

However, a source in Tehran warned that in the future, the fight against US intelligence drones can also be carried out abroad. "Given the obvious violation of the country's air borders, the actions of the Iranian electronic and operational defense forces will also extend to areas on the other side of the country's state borders," the state's defense circles emphasized.

Note that a few months ago, the air defense units of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps already announced the destruction of the American drone. At that time, the unit was shot down in the area of ​​the Ford nuclear facility near the city of Qom. At the beginning of the year, the Iranian military claimed that they had hit two more UAVs used by US specialists. However, in the United States Department of Defense data on the loss of aircraft refuted, reports RIA News.

Comments

[Sergh]

Well done, do not scratch your tongue! Interestingly, at least they shot down? For myself to know, but over me (a floor above), too, drones flew apart, something to sniff, even though the Iranians would have prompted !?

[esaul]

Serge, it was reported in this news that the UAV was shot down by Iranian air defenses with minimal damage, which could allow the Iranians to get an idea of ​​the technologies used and applied in the production of UAVs. If the Iranians do not heal, then it is not excluded that the downed UAV was handed over to our GRU, as it was in Serbia with the downed US "invisibility"! Why this small addition was not included in the article on this site, then, I think, this is a question for VadimlS.

[Smirnov Vadim]

Supplemented by ...

[esaul]

Thank you!

[Unfaithful]

The fact of the transfer of debris to us is completely excluded. The fact that Russia is a geopolitical opponent of the United States does not make it an ally for Iran! They have their own ambitious interests, they only need weapons from us. If it is possible to transfer these fragments to a third country, then it can only be China.

[Don]

Quote: Unfaithful

If it is possible to transfer these fragments to a third country, then it can only be China.

And China, is it an ally of Iran? Both Russia and China have the same geopolitical and economic partners for Iran, but not allies. They have only one ally - Syria.

[Unfaithful]

This is the right question! How could they bring down, and most importantly how to find out? IMHO nothing. In my opinion, the version of the Pentagon is still more believable here - "The unmanned aerial vehicle / UAV /, which the Iranians are talking about, could be an American vehicle that last week carried out a mission over the western part of Afghanistan. Operators have lost control over it and are now trying to find out that happened, "the document says. The Pentagon itself stressed that "they cannot add anything to this statement."
This version is supported by the fact that the Iranians themselves are "confused in the testimony", in particular, on their TV there was information that the drone was not shot down, but control was intercepted.

[urzul]

What can I say, they began to probe the defense of Iraqi air defense

[kagorta]

You need to change the photo of Ripper on Sentinel. It is according to the scheme of a flying wing.

[tronin.maxim]

Well done, Iranians! This is a signal to the Pindos think 1000 times and do it once. This is not Iraq, here they have a lot of blood.

[KILLAvolt]

... and how pendosnya she didn’t start the war against Iran yet: E-mine, faculty, they shot down our drone !!!

[AlexiusKit]

Well, well done, great news ... UAVs are an expensive thing ... very good ....

[Krilion]

According to the online publication DNI.RU. Air Defense Forces Israel shot down an American aircraft. He carried out reconnaissance over the territory of the country. "Air defense units managed to locate and shoot down an American reconnaissance drone that violated the airspace Islamic Republic from the east ",.

there is a feeling that in the text of the news somewhere a powerful eyelid has lurked ....
or the Jews all at once converted to Islam ..

[Dock]

Maybe all the same, Iran?

[Krilion]

already corrected ...

[Owl]

air reconnaissance - preparing for a military operation and identifying air defense capabilities and means

[Krilion]

not a fact .. intelligence is a routine everyday work of specially created services for this ... although in the context of the situation, everything can be ...

[Capture]

There he and the road ....

[Force 83]

Another duck of Iran, like many others.

[snek]

Well, it is customary to confirm such achievements with photos, especially if he was "captured by the Iranian military." The picture seems more realistic that he was really hit, but he collapsed in an unknown place.

[starred]

We will help Iran with rockets !!!

[zavesa01]

A trifle but nice. The main thing is that the population will know that the enemy can be beaten and beat successfully. It’s a pity that he’s not a pilot.